The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate congratulates Adjunct Professor J. Daniel Adkinson for receiving the 2012 Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence by an Adjunct Faculty Member. Adkinson, who has been teaching at Columbia Business School since 2003, is managing director and  head of commercial real estate at New Star Financial. In summer 2012, he will be teaching Real Estate Finance, which is generally the first elective taken by students wishing to concentrate in real estate and serves as the pre-requisite or co-requisite for other real estate electives. Adkinson taught the same class in fall 2011 and also co-taught Real Estate Capital Markets with Michael Giliberto that semester.

The Dean’s Prizes for Teaching Excellence were established through a gift from George Wiegers ’61, who is the cofounder of Wiegers Capital Partners. Recognizing teaching excellence in three categories — core courses, elective courses, and by members of the adjunct faculty — the gift honors up to two professors in each category each year. Recipients are selected by the Dean's Office following recommendations based on student feedback, including course evaluations. The 2012 award was announced on May 3 and consists of a plaque and a cash payment.